Lot 362
  • 362

Tronson, John M.

Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Personal Narrative of a Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and various parts of the Coast of China; in H.M.S. Barracouta. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1859
  • Paper
FIRST EDITION, 8vo (222 x 137mm.), 24pp. adverts at end, 5 folding maps, 8 lithographed plates [4 tinted], original blindstamped dark red cloth, yellow endpapers, some spotting and browning, a few tears to maps (one tear repaired), slight wear, spine sunned

Provenance

Arthur Clement Cooke, note of presentation on front free endpaper, dated April 29. 1867

Literature

Löwendahl 1227

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
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